Writing a Report for C1 Advanced

Writing a Report for C1 Advanced

by Lourdes González

True or False?​

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Multiple Choice

A report should be informal

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A report should be objective.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A report is usually for someone official in authority.

• True

• False

​A report should be formal and report a current situation objectively since it is aimed to someone in authority.

Multiple Choice

A report often contains passive forms.

• True

• False

​A report must be impersonal: using passive forms avoids personalising the text and addressing the reader.

Multiple Choice

A report is usually one long piece of text with the heading 'Report'.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A report should start by outlining its purpose.

• True

• False

• ​A report needs to be divided into sections with headings for clarity and to guide the reader.

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• ​The introduction must be clearly stated: The aim/purpose of this report is to...

Multiple Choice

A report sometimes includes a complaint.

• True

• False

​A direct complaint would be too personal.

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A report should include some form of recommendation.

• True

• False

​One of the purposes of a report is to suggest or recommend actions for future events.

Using appropriate language

​Choose the appropriate synonym to substitute the underlined words in a report.

Multiple Choice

The aim of this report is to...

• by doing this

• consider

• indicate

• might

• purpose

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The report describes...

• indicates

• considers

• outlines

• recommends

• sums up

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The results show that...

• indicate

• consider

• outline

• recommend

• sum up

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We should bear in mind...

• indicate

• consider

• outline

• recommend

• remember

Multiple Choice

It may ... be a good idea to

• can

• should

• might

• must

• will

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In conclusion, I should say that ...

• In summary

• To sum up

• Concluding

• As a result

• In my own personal view

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I would suggest that ...

• insist

• advice

• inform

• recommend

• say

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In this way we would...

• By doing this

• All in all

• As a result

• Therefore

• To sum up